004 ✝ fourth step [written]

[manmade_angel]

I met someone I'd never seen before on Valentine's Day, and even though that was the first time we'd met, I felt something. Something special and different. We held hands all day and talked until I had to go home.

I want to do something special for him! But I don't know what...

Yes, I'm talking about you, ♥ Ikki ♥.

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Voice/Picture

[killercutething]

Nill! Nill! Look Chi found! [[Left one!]]

[written]

[manmade_angel]

Oh Chi! What a lovely dress!

Voice

[killercutething]

Can Nill help Chi? Chi's claws keep sticking to it.

[written]

[manmade_angel]

Oh dear... I'm not sure what to do about that. Perhaps if you covered your claws with something?

[voice]

[whichwayagain]

[Please hold while Mihai makes sure he read that right.

Once more.

And once more.

And--oh, no, he's sure. Now he's just making sure his gun is loaded.]

Miss Nill. Just who is this "Ikki" person?

[written]

[manmade_angel]

I met him on the journal network! We found his puppy something to chew besides his shoes. Please be nice to him, Mr. Mihai, he's not a bad person!

[voice]

[whichwayagain]

[He better not be a bad person. Mihai's retired, but he can still aim, thank you very much.]

I'm sure he's not. I'm just--concerned, especially considering you just met. Why don't you tell me about him?

[written]

[manmade_angel]

Well, he has blue hair, and a puppy, and he's been separated from his brothers, and I think he can make fire come out of his back.

And he doesn't talk to me as though I don't understand or can only understand simple sentences.

[Voice] Why didn't this show up on my fl earlier

[flamesofanger]

[Way to make a tough guy like Ikki go speechless, girl. Well, after holding hands the whole day and all he kind of thought that it wasn't just him feeling something that he hasn't felt for anyone since Esmeralda died. But he didn't dare to voice his question or anything.]

Nill... I felt it too, it's something I had thought I would never feel for someone else. You don't need to do anything, I would be content just spending more time together. In fact that would be very special for me by itself.

[He can't help it, the time he spent with Esmeralda was always too little and too short. They couldn't even see each other as often as he would have wanted. Of course, here the situation is different but he can't help to prefer to spend the now together and let the tomorrow be decided later on. Even if he reminds himself that Nill isn't in any danger other than the one everyone else is in by being trapped here.]

[Voice] lj's messing up again. also, hi there. :|

[whichwayagain]

[It's not the angel Ikki's expecting who replies, but rather a gruff sounding older guy who happens to be a little protective of her. While he might not normally do something like this, since people's conversations should be private, there are reasonable exceptions to the rule.]

So you're the one she met.

[Voice] indeed, I'm not getting notifs now, wtf

[flamesofanger]

[Ikki understands the feeling, really, if Shun was here making those messages he would be partially ready to jump on whoever is the responsible. And only partially because he would know that Shun would complain if he did. Anyway, the voice isn't Nill's -for starters because she has no voice- so the nervousness he was feeling is almost quickly dispelled. It doesn't take a genius to know that this man isn't butting it for idle curiosity.]

I am. My name's Phoenix Ikki, and you may be... [It's the voice of an adult, an older adult and there was only one who looked like that in the picture Nill showed him.] Mihai, am I correct?

[Voice] yeah, I'm not either. way to go lj.

[whichwayagain]

It's rude to address your elders without at least a "Mister." [Okay, normally Mihai might not call someone out for that unless they deserved it, but these are special circumstances. Like the ones that might also require him to shoot this kid on principle.]

But that's right. And you're apparently the boy that Miss Nill fancies.

[justicereigns]

Well, what does he like?

[written]

[manmade_angel]

[That's... a good question.]

Leather jackets and puppies? And holding hands?

[written]

[justicereigns]

You did just meet him, so I suppose it's to be expected.

Maybe just another date?

[written]

[manmade_angel]

An actual date! That's a great idea!

[rain_of_bullets]

[Haine does not approve Nill. He does not approve so hard. :| ]

...who the fu-

You met him for a day and you're acting like it means anything.

[Not that he cares. Or is feeling protective. Or wants to punch this Ikki person right now...]

[manmade_angel]

But it does mean something! We spent the whole day together, and held hands.

[rain_of_bullets]

[Don't remind him. He already wants to tear this Ikki guy a new one. Probably some smooth talking jerkoff that just wants to-...]

A whole day. How do you know he wasn't just talking out his ass? What if he's some creepy lolicon like that fuckin' priest? You were way more careful back home.

[manmade_angel]

It's different here! Everyone's nice, the only person who's ever tried to hurt me was Giovanni! He didn't get me any dresses or ask me to do my hair a special way or anything, we just talked!